Designation:D6977−04(Reapproved2010)StandardSpecificationforPolychloropreneExaminationGlovesforMedicalApplication1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6977;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationprovidescertainrequirementsforpolychloroprenerubberglovesusedinconductingmedicalexaminationsanddiagnosticandtherapeuticprocedures.1.2Thisspecificationcoverspolychloroprenerubberexami-nationglovesthatfiteitherhand,pairedgloves,andglovesbysize.Italsoprovidesforpackagedsterileornon-sterileorbulknon-sterilepolychloroprenerubberexaminationgloves.1.3ThisspecificationissimilartothatofD3578StandardSpecificationforRubberExaminationGloves,andD6319StandardSpecificationforNitrileExaminationGlovesforMedicalApplications.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D412TestMethodsforVulcanizedRubberandThermoplas-ticElastomers—TensionD573TestMethodforRubber—DeteriorationinanAirOvenD3578SpecificationforRubberExaminationGlovesD3767PracticeforRubber—MeasurementofDimensionsD5151TestMethodforDetectionofHolesinMedicalGlovesD6124TestMethodforResidualPowderonMedicalGlovesD6319SpecificationforNitrileExaminationGlovesforMedicalApplicationD6355TestMethodforHumanRepeatInsultPatchTestingofMedicalGloves2.2ISOStandard:ISO2859SamplingProceduresandTablesforInspectionbyAttributes32.3OtherDocument:U.S.Pharmacopeia43.SignificanceandUse3.1Thisspecificationisintendedasarefereeprocedureforevaluatingtheperformanceandsafetyofpolychloroprenerubberexaminationgloves.Itisnotintendedfortestingpriortoroutinelotrelease.Thesafeandproperuseofpolychloroprenerubberexaminationglovesisbeyondthescopeofthisspeci-fication.4.Material4.1Anypolychloroprenerubbercompoundthatproducesexaminationglovesthatmeettherequirementsofthisspecifi-cationareallowed.4.2Alubricantthatmeetsthecurrentre...
